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Unlocking Communication is the Key

October 8, 2018

As attitudes to contraception shift in India, they must contend with the realities of joint-family households. In Jharkhand, government-initiated Sammelan meetings open lines of communication between couples and their in-laws, highlighting issues like spacing out births and the importance of male involvement. While mothers-in-law play a large role in family planning, men historically were left out of the conversation, found researcher Arundhati Char.